In the last list of games we published, we went over Alexei Shirov’s best games. In this post, we are going through ten of the best chess games of Miguel Illescas Cordoba, who is a Grandmaster from Spain and one of the best Spanish chess players.
10. Miguel Illescas Cordoba vs Anthony Miles – Linares Zonal, Round 7 – Linares, Spain – November 19, 1995
Miguel Illescas Cordoba played against Anthony Miles at the Linares Zonal tournament on November 19, 1995. Cordoba played the Nimzowitsch Defense with the white pieces.
9. Miguel Illescas Cordoba vs Michael Adams – Chalkidiki, Round 3 – Chalkidiki, Greece – September 1, 1992
Miguel Illescas Cordoba played against Michael Adams at the Chalkidiki tournament on September 1, 1992. Cordoba played the English Opening with the White pieces.
8. Miguel Illescas Cordoba vs Juan Bellon Lopez – Seville op, Round 6 – Seville, Spain – January 1, 1992
Miguel Illescas Cordoba played against Juan Bellon Lopez at the Seville op tournament on January 1, 1992. Cordoba played the Sicilian Defense with the white pieces.
7. Boris Gelfand vs Miguel Illescas Cordoba – Madrid, Round 2 – Madrid , Spain – May 13, 1996
Miguel Illescas Cordoba played against Boris Gelfand at the Madrid tournament on May 13, 1996. Cordoba played Bogo-Indian Defense with the black pieces.
6. Miguel Illescas Cordoba vs Hikaru Nakamura – Pamplona International, Round 6 – Pamplona, Spain – December 27, 2003
Miguel Illescas Cordoba played against Hikaru Nakamura at the Pamplona International tournament on December 27, 2003. Cordoba played the Slav Defense with the white pieces.
5. Miguel Illescas Cordoba vs NN – cr – Corr – January 01, 1978
Miguel Illescas Cordoba played against NN at the cr tournament on January 01, 1978. Cordoba played the Ghulam-Kassim Gambit with the white pieces.
4. Alexander G Beliavsky vs Miguel Illescas Cordoba – Linares, Round 2 – Linares, Spain – February 19, 1990
Miguel Illescas Cordoba played against Alexander G Beliavsky at the Linares tournament on February 19, 1990. Cordoba played the Tarrasch Defense with the black pieces.
3. Miguel Illescas Cordoba vs Stuart Rachels – New York Open – New York, USA – April 1, 1987
Miguel Illescas Cordoba played against Stuart Rachels at the New York Open on April 1, 1987. Cordoba played the Sicilian Defense with the white pieces.
2. Garry Kasparov vs Miguel Illescas Cordoba – Dos Hermanas, Round 4 – Dos Hermanas, Spain – May 25, 1996
Miguel Illescas Cordoba played against Garry Kasparov at the Dos Hermanas tournament on May 25, 1996. Cordoba played the Dutch Defense with the white pieces.
1. Miguel Illescas Cordoba vs David Garcia Ilundain – Terrassa, Round 4 – Terrassa, Spain – May 1, 1991
Miguel Illescas Cordoba played against David Garcia Ilundain at the Terrassa tournament on May 1, 1991. Cordoba played the Italian Game with the white pieces.
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